The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-30
cArHoLIc CHURCH NOTES.
what Is Going on in Catholic Circles
Throughout the state.


Rev. Edward Kelly, who was short
time ago appointed assistant to Rev. A. M
Hammer at st. Lucy church, Fifteenth
street, was recently presented with valu-
able gold watch and a well-flled purse by
the memb rs of st. Joseph's church, Pater'
SOD, where he had for some time been as
sistant to Rev. Doctor Smith.
On Sunday, January 10th, Right Rev.
Bishop Wigger, al Seton Hall College, con-
ferred the order of Deacon on Rev. John
Ryan, of Polt Dram, N. j., and Rev. Paul
Carew, OF this city, both of whom had been
previously raised to the order of Sub
Deacon They will be elevated 10 the dig
nifty Of the priesthood next June.
The Redemptorist Fathers began mis-
sion in st. Bonifaces church, on First
street, last Sunday. Rev. Father Bohu is
in barge of the mission, and he IS assisted
by Rev. Father Lentsch The sermons
are delivered in the German language en-
tirely, The services will be concluded to-
day. This is a renewal or supp lement of
the mission given in this church last year,
beginning May 8, 1886.
The mis- sion which began at St. Johns
church, Van Wrinkle street, on the Sunday
before last, will close to-day. 1t is COD
Quoted by the Redemptorish Fathers,
Weigel, Frawley. Smith and fuis. The
first week was for the women and the Sec
ond for the men. 1t has been very well at
tended; and while all the fathers are able
preachers, the sermons of Rev. Father
Weigel were an especial attraction. This
is a renewal of the mission given last year
st st. Johns.
It is said that a new parish has just been
established in this city from portions of st.
Peters, st. Brieget's and st. Mary's
parishes, and that Rev. Father Baxter. now
rector of the Catholic churches at Mend
ham and BaskiDg Ridge, N. j., has been
appointed to take charge of it. Father
Baxter was for some years assistant to Rev.
P. Corrigan at the Church of Our Lady of
Grace, Hoboken, and is considered an able
philosopher and theologian as well as
man OF much intellectual force generally.
The Children of Mary of st. Joseph's
parish presented their late rector, Rev. j.
A. Sullivan, with valuable Italian marble
clock with bronze ornaments to match !;
and the school children also presented him
with surplice of rare and costly lace.
Father Sullivan prizes these gifts very
highly as the spontaneous offerings of his
young friends, and he will ever cherish
them as mementoes of the cordial relations
existing between him and the young people
of st. Joseph's, while he was among them.
Father Sullivan will preach his first Sc rmon
at st. Michael's church, to which he has
been transferred, this Sunday morning at
the last mass; and as he is an eloquent and
forcible speaker, it will doubtless attract a
large audience
Cardinals Gibbons, of Baltimore, and
Taschereau, of Quebec, Sailed on Saturday
morning by the steamship LasBourgogne of
the Compagnie Generate TraLsatlantique
for Havre, en- route to Rome, where they
will take part in the Consistory to be held
in NJ arch next. Cardinal Gibbons is going
principally for the purpose of receiving the
red hat from Pope Leo. There exists a
wide difference of opinion between these
two eminent ecclesiastics IN regard to the
Knights of Labor, Cardinal Taschereau be-
ing hostile to them, while Cardinal Glib
bons is not only tolerant but friendly. 1t
is said in explanation of this that in Cana
da there are some features in connection
with the knights, Objectionable to the
church, which do not exist here.
Rev. j. J. Smith, late assistant rector of
st. Columba's church, Newark, was pre-
scented with beautiful gold chalice, gold
watch and chain, a surplice, gold-headsd
cane, handsome plush chair and other
tokens of esteem by the Pensioners of st.
Columba's, on the occasion of his departure
for his new sphere of duty at the Cathedral,
Newark, where he takes the place of the
Rev. Father White as first assist ant. Rev.
NJ J. Hollands rector of st. Columbas,
spoke in the highest terms os the retiring
curate on the Sunday before his departure
and his address as so full of feeling and
evidently sincere regret for the loss of his
efficient assista MT that many of Eis hearers
were moved to tears Rev. Father Holland
will be remem bered by many people on the
Heights, as he was the administrator of St
Joseph's parish for sosome time after the
death of Rev. Father Venuta, and unit
Monsignor Setnn took charge of it.
Rev. Father Corrigan, of Hoboken, is or
ganizing fife and drum corps of the boys
of his parish, and he has just engaged the
services of the drum major of one of the
crack New York regiments to instruct the
youngsters in the latest and M ost scientific
mode of cheating" drum. Several of the
younger members of the corps have already
broken their drum-sticks by too assiduous
practice on the walls and fences in their
neighborhoed, and on the evenings for
struction they make things very lively
around the old church building where they
assemble. Father Corrigan expects they
will make big noise in the world, and be
big card at temperance meetings, St. Pat
ricks Day professions, etc. He thinks
they will be in great demand also on occa
sions of welcoming home members of the
clergy en- their return FROM trips to Europe
and other foreign parts-celebration OF
this kind being now quts common, and IN
some cases de riguer.
HOnOring a Poets Memory.